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Firm: Powers & Hightower, L.L.P.
17732 Highland Rd., Ste. G , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70810
Practice Areas: Administrative , Admiralty & Maritime, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking & Finance, Business Organizations, Contracts, Employment & Labor , Entertainment & Sports , Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Franchise , Government Contracts, Intellectual Property , Legal Malpractice, Military , Toxic Substances, Trademarks, Transportation , Business
Edwin L. Hightower, JD, MBA, is a Louisiana attorney who has been practicing law for more than 15 years. He earned his undergraduate degree, concentrating in Economics, from the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, his law degree from Tulane Law School, and his MBA graduate degree from the Louisiana State University School of Business, and is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Texas. Ed works with closely-held companies, business owners, entrepreneurs, and their insurers in protecting their legal interests in court and contract negotiations. He has defended numerous professionals, including law enforcement officers, architects, engineers, real estate agents, and appraisers in claims of professional liability.. Ed is married to a veterinarian, owns six dogs and in recent years has become active in the areas related to animal law issues. He teaches CLE classes on the drafting and development of animal trusts pursuant to the requirements of state law. Additionally, he represents the interests of a California Trust involved in the litigation of the possession, ownership and compensation for services related to a line of champion-quality show dogs. Further, he provides assistance to veterinarians confronted with legal issues of employment and business operations. Ed is an assistant editor to the American Veterinary Medical Law Association (“AVMLA”) newsletter and started the Louisiana Business Law Blog (), which discusses matters relevant to Louisiana businesses, including veterinary medicine.. Earlier this year, Ed started his own law firm, Hightower. Commercial Law Center, LLC, located in the Baton Rouge area. He can be reached at telephone number or e-mail
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Firm: Kuehne and Foote, APLC
10839 Perkins Rd , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70810
Practice Areas: Communications & Media , Business
Bruce Kuehne is a scholar and a gentleman, and has practiced law in Louisiana since 1976, after graduation from Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, he was a journalist for the Harvard Law Record, and recalls the interesting experience of interviewing then presidential candidate Jimmy Carter for the Harvard newspaper. His interest in journalism and the power of the written word began in high school. He attended Jesuit High School in New Orleans, where he participated in the liberal arts honors curriculum, lettered in football and track and participated in many other extracurricular activities.. Bruce graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tulane in 1968, with the highest departmental cumulative grade point average in the graduating class, having been on the Dean’s List for all semesters, and being admitted into Phi Beta Kappa and the Scholars & Fellows Program. His major was English Literature, with minors in Psychology and History.. Bruce graduated from Tulane during the Vietnam War and his first full-time employment was with the United States Air Force, in which he served as an Information Officer. His job during this time included News Media Relations, Public and Governmental Relations, and supervision of newspaper publication and radio & television broadcasting.. Bruce’s legal practice has covered many areas of the law, including bankruptcy; business and consumer transactions; secured transactions; real estate; litigation, including (commercial, consumer, bankruptcy, ERISA, tax and securities). Bruce has been active in the Louisiana Bar Association, including many years of service on the Professional Malpractice Insurance Committee, on which he served as Chair for several years. He is an emeritus member of the Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court and served as Master, Recorder and Counselor (vice president) of that organization. He was a founding director of MidSouth National Bank (now MidSouth Bank). Bruce was a candidate for the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in 1996. He also served as Childrens’ Leader in Bible Study Fellowship International for many years and is currently an adult group Bible study leader. Bruce is a voluntary teacher of English for international students on the LSU campus and is an adjunct professor in the LSU legal studies program. He is currently a director of Gulf Coast Teaching Family Services, Inc., a large non-profit organization which provides social services to the needy.
